I’m always looking for new ideas for making more groceries for dolls… Below you can see I cut out little logos from a box of pasta that came out of our real family pantry. Then I decided to make tiny windows for my 18 inch sculpture that could see through, just like real pasta boxes from our local market! Support list: Oven-baked Sculpey Clay white school glue Lightweight cardboard (recycled cereal box) Yellow acrylic paint scrap foam (alternative tissue paper) blue paper Pasta brand labels (cut out from a pasta box) Step-by-step directions with pictures Broken windows and logos Cut […]

I’ve restored and recolored old photos from printable Valentine’s Day paper. Young students can use it to make their own valentines for family and friends. It should not be redistributed from alternative websites. Antique cherubim in pink and red. Red and white cherubim wine. Antique Cherubim are dark red and white with hints of cherry red.

This mailbox contains a soccer field, goalposts, and even helmets! Some dolls like Sports and Valentine’s Day Mailbox Craft are for those dolls who love soccer. Helmets are generally left out so that readers here can imagine their favorite teams… These little helmets can be found in toy vending machines in grocery stores or drugstores. Support list: Small Recycled Rectangular Box A second small box cut into two equal halves Decorative paper for the field, side panels Playground green felt at the top of the mailbox Two, small plastic soccer helmets (the kind you can get at a candy dispenser) […]

The ultimate de-paged mailbox Looks like a wallet. Not only does this purse-shaped valentine box look cute on a shelf in a doll’s house, but it would also look great with a spring or summer fashion show. Hum…we’ll need to think about that. Support list: Recycled paper egg cartons for parts white glue Hot glue gun and hot glue decorative scrapbooking paper Wire or chenille stem for purse handle masking tape cardboard scrap Newsprint Acrylic paint Step by step instructions: On the lid of some paper egg cartons there are windows shaped like the edge of an old-fashioned handbag. I […]

Supplies for the following doll-sized desserts include: Easter bunting paper, blow molding paints, Sculpey (oven-bake clay), white school glue, cardboard, a mini carrot mold (optional), and an assortment of acrylic paints. On the left, Easter eggs have been printed on scrapbook paper. center of the eggs. Right, an 18-inch Easter BunnySugar cookies displayed on the doll’s plate. Faux Easter Eggs, Sugar Cookies for Dolls are made by cutting colored egg scrap paper and gluing it to thin cardboard. Cut out cardboard the same size as the printed eggs and then blow paints on the “icing” of each cookie to give […]

John Mackie’s mechanical paper dolls for Easter party. Cheerful little creatures sing in the garden while the Easter Bunny drives. Follow the instructions below to get this paper doll game moving. Step by step instructions for the game: Pin the page to the cardboard about the thickness of a postcard. Make all the pieces. Now pass string through the two arms of the larger central bunny at the points marked “Y,” and tie them together so that there is about a half inch of string between them. Now tie a long piece of thread in the center of this thread. […]

This printable is for young students to craft their own valentines for dolls, friends, accessories, etc… It is a restored, colorful work by Cathy Grimm and should not be redistributed by alternative blogs or websites. This sheet of printable graphics features the text “Valentine’s Day Gifts” for doll-sized candy boxesAnd valentine doll size and baby size.

Traditional Valentine’s Day mailboxes With arrows and hearts. Two versions of this classic Valentine’s Day theme: a heart-shaped Valentine’s Day mailbox with an arrow shot through the lid and a quiver with two arrows affixed to the outside of it. Supply List for Stock Through the Heart: Pre-purchased Valentine’s Day box with lid Scrapbook paper with arrow print Wooden skewer or toothpicks Red paper for the arrowhead and red and white paper for the “feathers” white school glue mod podge Step by step instructions: Unfold the small heart box with its lid on the arrow-themed scrap booking paper. Then he […]

This undersea animal is made the same way I would for a larger version if I attached it to a recycled cereal box, except I made it here in miniature. Students don’t really need a pattern to make an octopus because the arms don’t have to be exactly the same and the head may be longer and narrower if preferred. Look at the drawing and cut out shapes below and then make your own cute version! “Create happiness” with the Octopus Mailbox. Support list: White puff paint white school glue Solid and printed decorative leaves Black magic sign Small box […]

The king thinks of the best way to choose a wife. How the King Chose His Wife, Adele Barney Wilson Some ages ago, a dozen, perhaps. In a faraway land not on our maps, There lived a young king whose fortunes were greatness He was only surpassed by his youthful abode- Nice: He read and studied when he was done all is OK; His wisdom and justice amazed every one. And the money I spend with such careful intent That the national debt was reduced to a cent. But throughout the whole kingdom the complaint was widespread Because the young […]